Q: Is 16,426,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 16,426,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 16,426,542 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 16426542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 248,887 497,774 746,661 1,493,322 2,737,757 5,475,514 8,213,271 and 16,426,542, with no remainder.

Since 16,426,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,426,542, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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